Meaning
A drawing that shows where towns, roads, and other places are.
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Word origin
From Latin mappa, meaning a cloth or sheet, later used for a drawing of places.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- mappa
Grammar
Examples
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A "map" shows where places are.
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"Maps" is the plural, meaning more than one map.
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A "map" uses lines and colours to show places.
A map is a drawing that shows where places are, such as towns, roads, rivers, and mountains. People look at a map to find their way. One is a map, and more than one are maps.
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